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When Languages Die

Author : K David Harrison
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199707286
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book When Languages Die written by K David Harrison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown smaller. This extinction of languages, and the knowledge therein, has no parallel in human history. K. David Harrison's book is the first to focus on the essential question, what is lost when a language dies? What forms of knowledge are embedded in a language's structure and vocabulary? And how harmful is it to humanity that such knowledge is lost forever? Harrison spans the globe from Siberia, to North America, to the Himalayas and elsewhere, to look at the human knowledge that is slowly being lost as the languages that express it fade from sight. He uses fascinating anecdotes and portraits of some of these languages' last remaining speakers, in order to demonstrate that this knowledge about ourselves and the world is inherently precious and once gone, will be lost forever. This knowledge is not only our cultural heritage (oral histories, poetry, stories, etc.) but very useful knowledge about plants, animals, the seasons, and other aspects of the natural world--not to mention our understanding of the capacities of the human mind. Harrison's book is a testament not only to the pressing issue of language death, but to the remarkable span of human knowledge and ingenuity. It will fascinate linguists, anthropologists, and general readers.

Living Languages

Author : Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0275999130
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Living Languages written by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization is on everyone's tongue, and the discussion is not only limited to economic exchange, but expands to the intermingling of cultural values. To be truly successful in the international arena, whether as an immigrant, student, businessperson, or tourist, openness toward other cultures is vital and the most obvious door to those cultures is through language. Learning a second language is no longer an option for many, it is both a survival tool and an opportunity. This book is an aid to parents, educators, researchers, and individuals who want facts about foreign language learning in order to apply concrete tools to maximize their potential in this area, independent of their age. This book examines the various factors in successful multilingualism across the lifespan, discussing groups such as those lucky enough to enjoy bilingualism from birth to those who become foreign language learners in adulthood. Special attention is paid to a critique of the academic critical years concept and the question, how long does it take a non-native speaker to become fluent? While many are concerned with bilingualism, millions around the world live with three or more languages. For those considering adding a third language, this book looks at the benefits of bilingualism that transfer to trilingualism. Finally, the book establishes methods for teaching foreign languages and hints for home support that maximize each person's potential for languages.

Atlas of the World's Languages

Author : R.E. Asher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317851099
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Atlas of the World's Languages written by R.E. Asher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.

Live Language Lessons ...

Author : Howard Roscoe Driggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Live Language Lessons ... written by Howard Roscoe Driggs and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Language Program Leadership in a Changing World: An Ecological Model

Author : Martha Pennington
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1849507473
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

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Book Synopsis Language Program Leadership in a Changing World: An Ecological Model by : Martha Pennington

Download or read book Language Program Leadership in a Changing World: An Ecological Model written by Martha Pennington and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Program Leadership in a Changing World: An Ecological Model presents a comprehensive view of management and leadership in language programs as situated in a complex, globalized context with rapidly changing characteristics. The language program is described as an extensive ecology made up of many different types of interacting parts, which leaders of these programs must manage and balance with strong attention to context and to the future. The discussion emphasizes the complexity of the job of leading a language program and the many types of roles the leadership must fill in monitoring the program and its context for continuity and change and leading with an eye the future. The focus is on college and university English language programs, with discussion of the place they occupy within academia and in relation to other types of language programs (e.g. foreign language and English composition). The book is both practical and theoretical, offering case studies and overviews of 'nuts and bolts' issues of administration such as financial, data, and people management, in addition to an original model that problematizes and theorizes the language program based on notions of ecology and frames, a review of research, and suggestions for further research.

Modern Languages

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Languages written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bilingualism

Author : Jean-Marc Dewaele
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847699235
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Bilingualism written by Jean-Marc Dewaele and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2003-03-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of Hugo Baetens Beardsmore’s book Bilingualism: Basic Principles by Multilingual Matters in 1982 coincided with an unprecedented upsurge of interest in bilingualism. A major reason for this was the acknowledgement that bilingualism is far more common than was previously thought, and perhaps even the norm. The number of bilinguals at the turn of the third millennium is probably greater than ever before and will continue to grow as a result of the combined forces of globalisation, automatisation, increased mobility and migration, and modernisation of foreign language teaching. The contributions in this book prove that, given the right conditions, bilingualism can confer distinct benefits like intellectual, psychological, social, cultural and economic improvement on the individual. The papers in this volume have been written by leading scholars in the field of bilingualism and deal with individual bilingualism, societal and educational phenomena, addressing issues such as bilingual usage, acquisition, teaching, and language planning and policy. The volume’s major asset lies in its diversity, not only in depth of investigation and in topical variety but also in the range of languages and geographical regions covered. Another important feature of the volume is its multidisciplinary perspective. Among the contributors are linguists, sociologists, psychologists and sociolinguists.

The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages

Author : Kenneth L. Rehg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190877049
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages written by Kenneth L. Rehg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The endangered languages crisis is widely acknowledged among scholars who deal with languages and indigenous peoples as one of the most pressing problems facing humanity, posing moral, practical, and scientific issues of enormous proportions. Simply put, no area of the world is immune from language endangerment. The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages, in 39 chapters, provides a comprehensive overview of the efforts that are being undertaken to deal with this crisis. A comprehensive reference reflecting the breadth of the field, the Handbook presents in detail both the range of thinking about language endangerment and the variety of responses to it, and broadens understanding of language endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization, encouraging further research. The Handbook is organized into five parts. Part 1, Endangered Languages, addresses the fundamental issues that are essential to understanding the nature of the endangered languages crisis. Part 2, Language Documentation, provides an overview of the issues and activities of concern to linguists and others in their efforts to record and document endangered languages. Part 3, Language Revitalization, includes approaches, practices, and strategies for revitalizing endangered and sleeping ("dormant") languages. Part 4, Endangered Languages and Biocultural Diversity, extends the discussion of language endangerment beyond its conventional boundaries to consider the interrelationship of language, culture, and environment, and the common forces that now threaten the sustainability of their diversity. Part 5, Looking to the Future, addresses a variety of topics that are certain to be of consequence in future efforts to document and revitalize endangered languages.

Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages

Author : Christopher Moseley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135796408
Total Pages : 946 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages written by Christopher Moseley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-10 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly in the past decade, as a result of the impact of globalization. This book appears as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of disappearing within the next few decades. Endangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of the world's smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today are discussed in the book's introduction. The introduction is followed by regional sections, each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a comprehensive listing of every language which, by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction, is likely to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of the world's remaining language stocks. Each regional section comprises an introduction that deals with problems of language preservation peculiar to the area, surveys of known extinct languages, and problems of classification. The introduction is followed by a list of all known languages within the region, endangered or not, arranged by genetic affiliation, with endangered and extinct languages marked. This listing is followed by entries in alphabetical order covering each language listed as endangered. Useful maps are provided to pinpoint the more complex clusters of smaller languages in every region of the world. The Encyclopedia therefore provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current language policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent, detailed descriptions of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear alphabetical entries, region by region, of all the world's languages currently thought to be in danger of extinction. The Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages will be a necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.

English: The Prototypical World Language for the Twenty First Century

Author : Ph. D. John Fraser
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557090695
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book English: The Prototypical World Language for the Twenty First Century written by Ph. D. John Fraser and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT:Global language communication has always been a topic of great interest. How and why majority languages evolved is an intriguing topic that has evolved over the centuries. Evidence has been rapidly mounting that suggest that there are only a handful of spoken languages that receive more utility than that of the thousands available today. Indeed, there are a remarkable 6,912 world languages in existence today spoken in approximately 245 countries, including territories and disputed lands by over 6.7 billion people. However, for as many languages as there exist today, there are numerous languages that go unused or are only spoken by a few people and are headed for extinction.

Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages

Author : Lyle Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131741389X
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages written by Lyle Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cataloguing the World’s Endangered Languages brings together the results of the extensive and influential Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) project. Based on the findings from the most extensive endangered languages research project, this is the most comprehensive source of accurate information on endangered languages. The book presents the academic and scientific findings that underpin the online Catalogue, located at www.endangeredlanguages.com, making it an essential companion to the website for academics and researchers working in this area. While the online Catalogue displays much data from the ELCat project, this volume develops and emphasizes aspects of the research behind the data and includes topics of great interest in the field, not previously covered in a single volume. Cataloguing the World’s Endangered Languages is an important volume of particular interest to academics and researchers working with endangered languages.

Modern Languages

Author : Alison Phipps
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761974185
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Modern Languages written by Alison Phipps and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible book is written by teachers of modern languages and tackles the specifics of the discipline while situating it within the literature on teaching Modern Languages in Higher Education.

The Modern Languages Forum

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern Languages Forum written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Language Death

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521012713
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Language Death written by David Crystal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This 2002 book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.

The Position of the German Language in the World

Author : Ulrich Ammon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351654896
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Position of the German Language in the World written by Ulrich Ammon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Position of the German Language in the World focuses on the global position of German and the factors which work towards sustaining its use and utility for international communication. From the perspective of the global language constellation, the detailed data analysis of this substantial research project depicts German as an example of a second-rank language. The book also provides a model for analysis and description of international languages other than English. It offers a framework for strengthening the position of languages such as Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish and others and for countering exaggerated claims about the global monopoly position of English. This comprehensive handbook of the state of the German language in the world was originally published in 2015 by Walter de Gruyter in German and has been critically acclaimed. Suitable for scholars and researchers of the German language, the handbook shows in detail how intricately and thoroughly German and other second-rank languages are tied up with a great number of societies and how these statistics support or weaken the languages’ functions and maintenance.

Euro-English

Author : Sandra Mollin
Publisher : Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783823362500
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Euro-English written by Sandra Mollin and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How English Became the Global Language

Author : D. Northrup
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137303077
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book How English Became the Global Language written by D. Northrup and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions.